If Mirumoto Fai Suk is contradictory, it is because he is inconstant.If
he speaks in riddles, he is likely hiding something. A Dragon Magistrate
and samurai with little taste for the law, Fai Suk was a compromise candidate
between the clans for Magistrate of Ryoko Owari. While he intended to bring
Imperial Justice to the city, he quickly became entangled in the webs of
deceit and vice that are spun in the City of Lies. He changed from being
an instrument of justice to a defender of the City. The ways of Ryoko Owari
became his ways.

He became friends with the ruling family of the city, especially Shosuro
Jocho, head of the Thunder Guard and son of the governess. He became quite
popular among the populace. He did manage to control the crime levels in
the city, but strict application of Imperial Law remained a polite fiction
within the Green Walls.

Fai Suk established a group of assistant magistrates to deal with lesser
affairs, giving him time for greater matters. He travelled deep into the
Shadowlands in an attempt to retrieve the third Stone of Sin. When that
failed, he travelled to the Island on the Edge of the World, and fought
Asahina Yajinden. Later, he infiltrated the Bloodspeaker Cult Yajinden
had spawned in the city.

When the Bloodspeakers moved to open war with the Clans, Fai Suk was
within their stronghold. He accepted the Mask of the Oni to prove his loyalty
to the maho-tsukai, then managed to contain the power of the mask when
the Bloodspeakers clashed with the Crane, saving hundreds of Crane lives.
After the battle, he returned home to the Dragon Mountains, to seek the
wisdom of the Togashi in removing the evil Mask. The Togashi could only
offer him the comfort of death - the Black Wakizashi. His ancestor, Mirumoto
Hojatsu, counseled Fai Suk on dealing with the Oni who lived in the Mask.

Fai Suk returned to his post as Magistrate, only to find that a new
Magistrate, Kakita Pukabishi, had been appointed in his place. Pukabishi
died soon afterwards in a ninja attack. Fai Suk appointed the dishonoured
Matsu Shien as a new Magistrate to replace Pukabishi.

During the Coup, Fai Suk aided the Crane in harassing the Crab armies.
During the battle on the Chrysanthemum Road, he let the Oni Mask take contol.
Unkillable, he slew a thousand Crabs before Yogo Junzo trapped him in a
Tomb of Jade. Junzo intended to control the Oni, but Fai Suk was rescued
by Isawa Shinzui, and fled with her to the Phoenix
lands.

Appearance: A tall samurai dressed in ornate but battered Dragon
armour. He once had a magical disguise, but that is now lost. His face
is lost behind a hideous white Oni Mask, and his body has thousands of
small white scars - mortal wounds healed by the Mask's evil magic.

GM's commentary: Fai Suk seemed to have the cinematic
action scene advantage. Things go anime when he's around. He's fought
a dozen ninja at once, taken on a whole army single-handed (twice), and
clung to the back of an leaping Oni half a mile above the city. He's a
somewhat feckless samurai, without dedication, but he has acted with some
honour when the situation demands it. The Oni Mask has added a new and
much darker dimension to the character. Fai Suk knows his fate will end
in either death or dishonour...

Using Mirumoto Fai Suk in your game: Before the whole Oni
Mask plot, Fai Suk is perfectly usable when you need a wandering Magistrate
or duellist. He could serve as a more experience Magistrate who's assigned
to train the PCs if you're running a Magistrate campaign. Initially, he
would appear to be a fine Magistrate, but he might encourage the characters
to act in a somewhat unorthodox manner. After the Oni Mask plot, Fai Suk's on the road
to demonhood. Hunting down a rogue samurai could make a good adventure,
especially if said samurai (a) is functionally unkillable and (b) every
time you do injure him, you bring the demon one step closer to total control...